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Hump-nosed viper

Hypnale hypnale

可致命不治疗可能会要你的命。如果它咬了你，赶快求助。

咬伤

The hump-nosed viper is a small, stout pit viper with an upturned snout that ends in a hump. It lives in India and Sri Lanka, in jungle and coffee plantations. It matters because its bite can cause serious harm, and for a long time it was wrongly thought to be harmless.1

生活在

Peninsular India, up to the Western Ghats as far north as 16° N, and Sri Lanka1

亚洲

首页

It lives in dense jungle and coffee plantations in hilly areas. It spends the day in leaf litter and thick bushes, and it is active in the early morning and at night. It is sometimes found basking on stream sides at sunrise.1

长度

30 cm到45 cm (1 ft到1.5 ft)1

最高速度

约 3.2 公里/小时（2 英里/小时）

在陆地上, 粗略估计

Hump-nosed viper的照片 — Hump-nosed viper。照片：Ken-ichi Ueda。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

Grey or greyish body with heavy brown mottling1
A double row of large dark spots running along the body1
A pointed snout that turns upwards and ends in a hump1
A brownish or yellowish belly with dark mottling1
The tip of the tail is yellow or reddish1

毒液之力

咬伤

它咬的时候，毒液通过毒牙或牙齿出来。

它的毒液会造成什么？

Its venom causes coagulopathy, a problem with blood clotting, and acute renal failure, which is sudden kidney failure. If a bite is not treated within a few hours, it can be fatal to people.1

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 非常危险不治疗可能会害死人。

Bites were once thought to be harmless, but they are now known to be serious. It is the snake that causes the highest number of recorded snake bites in Sri Lanka. It is now considered highly venomous and is one of the medically important venomous snakes in Sri Lanka and on the south-west coast of India.1

它害怕时会做什么？

When annoyed it vibrates its tail, a warning behaviour it shares with other pit vipers such as rattlesnakes, and it can make fast strikes despite being a slow mover.1

如果它咬人

Bites need medical treatment within a few hours. An antivenom is being developed and tested in Sri Lanka.1
让人保持安静不动，被咬的肢体与心脏保持同一高度，摘下戒指和紧身物品，尽快送医院。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。急救基础

注意安全

永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物，即使是很小的，即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
给它留出空间。如果遇到它，保持冷静，慢慢后退，让它走自己的路。
如果被它咬了：保持冷静，保持不动，拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）或尽快去医院。记住它长什么样，拍张照片会有帮助。

它不是冲着你来的。它用毒液捕猎或保护自己，而且它更愿意躲起来。更多安全知识

在世界哪里？

非洲亚洲欧洲北美洲南美洲澳大利亚和大洋洲

它有多大？

它有多长？

和 2.5 根香蕉首尾相接一样长和 14 块玩具积木排成一排一样长110 秒就能跑完 100 米（最快的人需要 9.6 秒）

Hump-nosed viper和你比起来有多大？

只是在你的浏览器里算一算。什么都不会被保存或发送到任何地方。

它有多快？

一只陆龟 约 0.3 公里/小时 (0.19 mph)

Hump-nosed viper 约 3.2 公里/小时 (2 mph)

一个在走路的人 约 5 公里/小时 (3.1 mph)

值得了解

事实

For a long time its bites were thought to be harmless, but they are now known to cause serious complications.1

It causes more recorded snake bites in Sri Lanka than any other snake.1

It vibrates its tail when annoyed, a behaviour it shares with rattlesnakes.1

Although it is a slow mover, it can make fast strikes.1

Females give birth to live young, with broods of 4 to 17 newborns.1

谣言粉碎机

谣言： Its bites are harmless.

真相： Its bites can cause serious complications, including blood clotting problems and kidney failure, and can be fatal if not treated within a few hours.1

给毒液专家

学名: Hypnale hypnale
类别: 蝮蛇
家人: Viperidae2
排序: Squamata
大洲: 亚洲
宝宝: It bears live young, usually from March through July. A brood ranges from 4 to 17 newborns, each about 13 to 14.5 cm long.1
对人的危险: 4 / 5: 非常危险3